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To the Point

Could the Vegas attack lead to new politics?

Hosted by Warren Olney Oct. 03, 2017 National
The nation is still reeling over Sunday's atrocity in Las Vegas. Will the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history break the political deadlock between gun ownership and gun control?

Photo: Medical workers stage in the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard South. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun/Reuters)

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Host:

Warren Olney

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Luke Vander Ploeg, Yael Even Or, Evan George, Devan Schwartz

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